Tack-drawing implement



(No Model.)

J. REID, Jr.

TASK DRAWING IMPLEMENT.

Patented July 28,1891.

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JAMES REID, JR, OF SEYMOUR, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO IVILLIAM HAGEN, OF TROY, NE\V YORK.

TACK-DRAWING IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 456,679, dated July 28, 1891.

Application filed July 3, 1890. Serial No. 357,613. (No model.)

To aZ Z whom it may concern: circling the tack-lifter between the foot-piece Be 1t known that I, JAMES REID, Jr., of the and the ferrule f of the handle, against the village of Seymour, county of New Haven, and force of which spring the tack-lifter is forced State of Connecticut, haveinvented a new and down through the slot S 5 useful Improvement in 'lack-Drawing Imple- The implement thus constructed is used to men ts, of which the followingisaspecification. draw nails or tacks in the following manner:

My invention relates to improvements in \Vith the implement resting with its supporttaok-drawing implements; and the object of ing foot-piece upon the carpet, oil-cloth, or my invention is to better adapt such devices floor l3, from which the nails or tacks are to [O to the uses for which they are designed. be drawn, the lifter, by the operation of the Accompanying this specification to form a handle II, is forced downwardly until its part of it there is a sheet of drawings containchisel-form edge is at the side of the nail or ing five figures illustrating myimprovements tack head to be drawn. \Vhen this is done and invention, with the same designation of and the grip g at its lower end is in contact I 5 parts by letter reference used in all of them. with the nail or tack head opposite to where Of these illustrations, Figure 1. is a side elethe tack-lifter end is in engagement with the vation of my improved tack-drawing impleunder side edge of the head, as the handle H nent,with the same shown as engaging atthe is pressed dowu, with the tack-lifter making Initial movement in drawing a tack. Fig. 2 its fulcrum in the bottom of the slot, the tack V 20 shows the position of the same parts that are or nail is raised and held between the grasp shown at Fig. 1 after having been operated of the grip g and the tack-lifter, as shown atto raise the tack. Fig. 3 shows a section taken Fig. 2, and from which the tack or nail may centrally and longitudinally through the slotbe discharged into a receptacle by turning ted body of the foot-piece of the implement, over the implement, so as to allow the tack to 2 5 with the tack-lifter shown in section. Fig. 4 pass through the passage I.

is a perspective of the foot-piece, shown as The letter J designates a projection made detached from the tack-lifter and handle. on the under side of thefoot F, which pre- Fig. 5 is a top view of the implement. vents the foot-piece from sliding when press- The several parts of the implement thus ure is applied to the handle to force the tack- 0 illustrated are designated by letter reference, lifter through the slot in the foot-piece against and the function of the parts is described as the force of the spring S follows: As thus made and arranged to operate, the The letter F designates a foot-piece that is tack-lifter and grip are adapted to engage made of metal, having the longitudinallywith theheads of different-sized tacks ornails, 5 made and centrally-located slot S constructed and by the combined action of the grip g and for the insertion and movement therein of the tack-lifter but little disturbance or tearing tack-lifter L, and this foot-piece is also made out of the material in which the tack has been with a tack-passage I, the downwardly-prodriven is required, for the tack-lifter and grip jected tack grip or beak g, and the bottom will even remove the nail by engaging with 4o heel projection J. The tack-lifter L has upon the opposite sides of the head, although prefits lower end 6 the bottom curved face C, so erably the lifter should be inserted beneath as to give it, in connection with the straight the edge of the head.

side facef, a chisel form in longitudinal sec- Having thus described my invention, what tion. I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat- 5 45 The letter 11 designates a stop-pin arranged out, is

to pass through the tack-lifter, so as to pro- 1. In a tack-drawing implement, the comject a little beyond each of its sides, and the binatiomwith a foot-piece constructed with a function of this stop-pin is to engage with the downwardly-projected grip and having a slot sides of the slot and prevent the tack-lifter made longitudinally therein, of a tack-lifting mo 50 from being drawn out of the foot-piece. lever arranged in said slot and having a cross- The letter S designates a spiral spring enpin in advance of said slot, and a spring encircling said tack-lifter back of the foot-piece between the latter and the tack-lifter handle, substantially in the manner as and. for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the foot-piece F, made with the slot S and having the projection J on its under surface, the tack-passage P, and grip g, of the tack-lifter L, having the limit-pin 13 spring S and handle H, 0011- struetecl an d arranged to operate substantially 1 o in the manner as and for the purposes set forth. Signed at Seymour, Con nectieut, this 7th (lay of April, 1890, and in the presence of the two witnesses Whose names are hereto written. JAM ES REID, JR.

Witnesses:

XV. E. COLT, S. HART CULVER. 

